Last night I spoke at Griffith University’s “Leadership Engaging Diversity” event on Women and Confidence. I had such a great evening and wanted to share one of the stories I told. Through years of working in an industry under-represented by females, I’ve encountered...
Are you supporting the women around you?
Written by Margie Warrell. Women must lift as they climb. Together women will go further than they ever will alone. "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." These words by Madeleine Albright, America’s first female ceiling-smashing...
Diverse City Careers announced as finalists in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards
The Diverse City Careers (DCC)* Co-founders are honored to be among an elite group of finalists representing the ICT industry in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) awards within the Innovation category. The Innovation award recognizes candidates who stand-out...
Workplace flexibility- why policies alone are not enough
Those who know me well, know I’m a fan of analogies and fitness. So it will be no surprise the idea behind this post came to me during a workout. I’m a member of two gyms- a large, commercial gym with locations all over Australia and also a smaller, privately owned...
Two Australian female led organisations focus on improving Australia’s falling number of female leaders
In Australia, we’re facing confronting statistics both around the gender gap between men and women and the number of women in leadership. According to the WGEA, the pay gap average is around 17.9% between males and females and 82.7% of CEOs of non-public sector...
Zero Gender Divide- How to Achieve Balance in the Workplace
It was a great honor for Diverse City Careers (DCC)* to recently co-host the Zero Gender Divide panel with Nitro, one of Australia’s own Tech start-up success stories. The theme of the event was around “Complementary Collaboration” and discussed how to nurture an...
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